com.ds.fw.utils
Class FwTimer

java.lang.Object
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public class FwTimer

extends java.lang.Object

A simple timer.

Field Summary

long	accumulation Contains information how much time(in milliseconds) the timer is running or has run
java.lang.String	name The timer name
long	start If this variable has value -1 then the timer is stopped, otherwise - the timer is working

Constructor Summary

FwTimer()
The constructor .

FwTimer(java.lang.String s)
The constructor.

Method Summary

long	_getNow() Gets the current system time in milliseconds
double	getMilliseconds() Returns the time in milliseconds for which the timer has worked or the time since it has been started (in case it is still working)
java.lang.String	getName() Gets the name
double	getSeconds() Gets the time in seconds for which the timer has worked or the time since it has been started (in case it is still working)
void	initialize() Initsialize the fields of this object with default values.
boolean	isRunning() Check if the timer is started.
void	reset() Reset the value of the timer.
void	setName(java.lang.String s) Sets the name
void	start() Starts the timer.
static com.ds.fw.utils.FwTimer	start(java.lang.String s) Starts the timer and sets the timer field name
void	stop() Stops the timer.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string with the name of the timer(if there is any) and the seconds for which the timer has worked or the time (in seconds) since it has been started (in case it is still working).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

name

public java.lang.String name

The timer name

start

public long start

If this variable has value -1 then the timer is stopped, otherwise - the timer is working

accumulation

public long accumulation

Contains information how much time(in milliseconds) the timer is running or has run

Constructor Detail

FwTimer

public FwTimer()

The constructor . Creates a timer object and initsialize it with default values.

FwTimer

public FwTimer(java.lang.String s)

The constructor. Creates a timer object with a given name

Method Detail

start

public static com.ds.fw.utils.FwTimer start(java.lang.String s)

Starts the timer and sets the timer field name

Parameters:

s - the timer name

Returns:

initialize

public void initialize()

Initsialize the fields of this object with default values. Called by the constructor.

start

public void start()

Starts the timer. Checks the fields variable start , if it is different than -1 sets it with the current time in milliseconds

stop

public void stop()

Stops the timer. If the timer is started, stops it and change the value of the field variable accumulation with the time in milliseconds , that the timer has run.

reset

public void reset()

Reset the value of the timer. Sets the value of the variable accumulation to 0. If the timer is running sets the value of the timer to the current time.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Gets the name

Returns:

the name

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String s)

Sets the name

Parameters:

s - - the new name

isRunning

public boolean isRunning()

Check if the timer is started.

Returns:

true if the timer is running

getMilliseconds

public double getMilliseconds()

Returns the time in milliseconds for which the timer has worked or the time since it has been started (in case it is still working)

Returns:

the time in milliseconds

getSeconds

public double getSeconds()

Gets the time in seconds for which the timer has worked or the time since it has been started (in case it is still working)

Returns:

the time in seconds

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string with the name of the timer(if there is any) and the seconds for which the timer has worked or the time (in seconds) since it has been started (in case it is still working). Format name:seconds or only seconds (if the name is an empty string)

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a string representation of the timer object

_getNow

public long _getNow()

Gets the current system time in milliseconds

Returns:

the current time in milliseconds